Western Civilization: A Brief History

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Western Civilization: A Brief History, 6/e, maintains a firm grounding in political history, while covering intellectual history (particularly the significance of ideas and contributions) to a greater and deeper extent than any other text for the course. Author Marvin Perry\'s accessible writing style and flexible approach make this abridged version of Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics and Society an engaging text for instructors and students of the Western Civilization survey course. The Sixth Edition incorporates current scholarship and new material on the First Crusade, the treatment of Jews, Christianity and classical humanism, and a fully revised and expanded section on "The Enlightenment and the Modern Mentality." Additional content highlights Muslim artistic and cultural contributions, the French Revolution and Reign of Terror, modern artists, the Russian Revolution, and the battles of World War II. New! Each chapter opens with a set of focus questions to aid students\' reading of the chapter, while chapter introductions provide a comprehensive overview of key themes. New! Icons in the margins of the text direct students to online maps and primary sources, as well as to the Online Study Center for practice tests, interactive activities, and other materials to help students succeed in the course. New! Instructors can access the Online Teaching Center, featuring an Instructor\'s Resource Manual, and PowerPoint maps and images, among other resources. HM Testing, Houghton Mifflin\'s test generation tool, is available separately as a CD. Perry\'s distinctive writing style helps students quickly identify the major facts (who, what, when, where and why) behind European history. His flexible approach makes it easy for instructors to incorporate a range of sources.

The Ancient World: Foundation of the West to A.D. 500

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: A New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: A World Religion

The Middle Ages: The Christian Centuries 500-1400

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

The Rise of Modernity: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment 1350-1789

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: The Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Modern West: Progress and Breakdown 1789-1914

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: The Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

WesternCivilization in Crisis: World Wars and Totalitarianism 1914-1945

World War I: The West in Despair

Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

The Contemporary World

The West in a Global Age Epilogue: Reaffirming the Core Values of the Western Tradition